Surround yourself with people who give, who are generous with their time, feelings, knowledge, and personality. You can learn a lot.

One of Kiyosaki's points is the rich don't work for money. Money the the result of their work, not the goal. And when he talks about giving, or learning, or building skills, he's just trying to make the point that creating wealth is not about dollars, it's about seeing value -- in things, in people, in situations. If you can't see the value in what you're doing, and what people around you are doing -- you can't see how to acquire wealth.

Frankly, I think it's a little simplistic but good enough advice. I know lots of wretched people who amass great wealth. Few are happy -- but they are rich.

If someone were to ask my advice on what the most important skills are for them to learn in their working life, I would tell them to learn how to feel gratitude. Make conscious effort to remember the good things you have and remind yourself of the good things in others. Because that's where the opportunities lie.

Nobody ever said, "that steaming pile of cow manure smells great and I'm going to go roll in it." Most people turn up their nose a avoid it, and a few begrudgingly clean it up.

But at some point in human history, somebody didn't do either of those things. At some point in human history, somebody noticed that flowers and plants grow really good in poop. That person pinched his or her nose, put on a pair of gloves, scooped that manure into a big bag, and spread it all over their freshly seeds. Next year, that person grew a bumper crop.

What do you see in the shit life gives you?